'Diverge' definitions:

Definition of 'diverge'

From: WordNet
verb
Move or draw apart; "The two paths diverge here" [ant: converge]
verb
Have no limits as a mathematical series [ant: converge, meet]
verb
Extend in a different direction; "The lines start to diverge here"; "Their interests diverged" [ant: converge, meet]
verb
Be at variance with; be out of line with [syn: deviate, vary, diverge, depart] [ant: conform]

Definition of 'Diverge'

From: GCIDE
  • Diverge \Di*verge"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Diverged; p. pr. & vb. n. Diverging.] [L. di- = dis- + vergere to bend, incline. See Verge.]
  • 1. To extend from a common point in different directions; to tend from one point and recede from each other; to tend to spread apart; to turn aside or deviate (as from a given direction); -- opposed to converge; as, rays of light diverge as they proceed from the sun. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. To differ from a typical form; to vary from a normal condition; to dissent from a creed or position generally held or taken. [1913 Webster]

Synonyms of 'diverge'

From: Moby Thesaurus